The band was formed under the supervision of school board consultant Laura Lapedus.
David Ashley replaced Alexander on bass guitar and he switched to keyboards.
[3] Co-produced by Lou Pomanti and Lenny DeRose,[1] the album spawned the singles "Flipping to the A Side", "Lies Are Gonna Get Ya"[4] and "Cold Hands, Warm Heart", the former eventually climbing to #16 on the charts while the latter two would each peak at #88.
[5][6][7] They toured across Canada to support the album, both as a headlining act[3][4] and as an opener for several Canadian shows by Level 42.
[11] Despite their success, CBS dropped the band in a major housecleaning that preceded its 1988 takeover by Sony Music Entertainment.